Longicella mollis
Appearance
Longicella mollis | |
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Mounted specimen from Borneo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Longicella |
Species: | L. mollis
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Binomial name | |
Longicella mollis (Walker, 1856)
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Synonyms | |
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Longicella mollis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Longicella mollis decipiens Butler, 1884
- Longicella mollis detanii Kishida, 1993
- Longicella mollis mollis Walker, 1856[1]
Description
[edit]Longicella mollis has a wingspan reaching about 51 millimetres (2.0 in). The wings are gray blue, with a greenish tinge, black veins, large black spots and irregular black stripes.[1][2]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in the Peninsular Malaysia, in Sumatra and in Borneo.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Longicella mollis". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived August 25, 2014.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Longicella mollis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- "Longicella mollis Walker". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2020.